A visit to the Olam Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Olam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Olam Cemetery:
40.0532, -74.1829
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Olam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Olam Cemetery is located in Ocean County<2>.
The county seat for Ocean County is located in Toms River. Toms River lies just to the south of the Olam Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Olam Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Olam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Olam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ocean County Memorial Park is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean County Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocean County Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Toms River.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100148 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Marys Of The Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Toms River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Toms River Cemetery is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River Cemetery
- B'nai Israel Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Silverton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Silverton Cemetery is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Silverton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Silverton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977553 <5>
- Gravelly Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Greenville Cemetery is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lakewood.
- The Greenville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Family RC Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1650658 <5>
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Whitesville Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Applegate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160767 <5>
- Old St. John's Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- White Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Olam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Olam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leisure Village East
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holiday City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Silverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Williams
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Lakewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Glen Cedar City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
- Arrowhead Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
- Whitesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Winding River Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Herbertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Ramtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Cedar Glen West
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leisure Knoll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
- Silver Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Toms River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Maxim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Dover Beaches North
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dover Beaches North is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches North
- Normandy Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
- Bay Head Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- Allenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Bennetts Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Holiday Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Dover Beaches South
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dover Beaches South is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches South
- Squankum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Olam Cemetery. The following communities are located in Ocean County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Olam Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Ocean County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Olam Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #874706 (Olam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #874706 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Ocean
- Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lakewood
- Location given for Olam Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0531719 Lon: -74.1829195
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Ocean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Olam Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |